Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brown-nosing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables
brown-nos-ing
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of brown-nose

Questions

What does brown-nosing mean?
present participle and gerund of brown-nose

How to pronounce brown-nosing

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “brown-nosing”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “brown-nosing”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “brown-nosing” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.